Numbering machine



May 5, 1925. 1,536,458

' v A. H. SMITH Y NUMBERENG MACHINE Filed March 17 1 2 2 sheets-Sheet J.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY WWW May 5, 1925. 1,536,458 7 A. H. SMITH NUMBERING MACHINE a Filed March 1''! 1924 2 Shuts-Sheet 2 BY [7 Z FATTOBWEY,

Patented May 5, 1925.

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Be it known that 1", Amos. H. SMITH, a-- citizen of the UnitedStates,residing atthe boroughfohBrooldyn,iin themcity of New York, county of 'Kings, andSt'ate of New York, have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements in ,Numhering. Machinee,. of which the followiiigiis a specification reference being had therein tfoithe accompany inodrawings, which forifma part thereof;

My invention. relates to nuiiihering ma. chinesand more particulerly to a rotary man chine of. this type: for numheringr ipon both sides l a p reviously.printedi sheet' While ermitting a double inking/of the printing characters ofthe numberingrwlieads upon the diii'erent numbering headiicylinders.

l n amachine embodying.iny invention, I employ. tW-o impression cylinders each icyliue dcr having associated.therewith a 1 IHlIIll' lGT- i119; head'cylinder and means whereby the numbering, heads: upon each cylinder will.

havetheir digit wheels. progressively ad vanced, theconstruction of the machine he i n g: such that each numbering head cylinder will receive two complete]revolutions While each sheet is passingthrough.the machine,

one only which 7 revolutions- Will he eflecf tive in making an impression with thenumbering heads, although the priht-ingpharacters upon said"numbering heads will receii'e ink duringvbothrevolutions It is for. this reason that the:actuatingmeans for progressively turning; thedigit wheels of the-varioust numberingheads becomes operative only after each second revolution oflthe-cylinder. carrying said. heads; or-immediately followin o; an impression by the first o fai sequence of heads upon said cylinders. v

A machine embodying my invention is particularly designed ioruse in finishing bank notes or similar commercial paper wherein it is the common, practice to not only iuu'nher all previously madeimprints iipon each printed sheet but in some instances to impress atacsimi-leof a signatureor a; medallion of some: hinduponioneyface oi each such imprint, To'meet this condition, the inachineofmy invention isso constructed that one of the impression cylinders-Will cit-operate "with; the form uip oneai reciprocatory flat bed, th'us adapting the machine to the making of impressions of the niimb'ers or' other matter upon i one face of the sheet, While impressing numbers only upon the other face thereof. v Itisapparentthatin a machine embodying my invention the doiihle inking ofthe various numbering heads will permit enlincrease int-he speedat wl'iich the machine op erat'es" Without likelihood of defective impressions. This is highly desirable since de ii'ective impressions made by numberinginacl'iines involve not only wastage olipaper, but wastage of paper upon which considerable work has been done.

In addition to the automatic mechanism by which the digit wheels of the various numheringheads upon eaeh numherin head cylinder are actuated during alternate revolutions of the cylinder only, hprovide a throw-01f mechanism acting to. make both mechanisms ior actuating the Various 11mm hering heads upon each cylinder simultaneouslji inoperative. 'I also provide a throwoff mechanism :Tl OP moving the numhering head'cylinders away "from their respective impression cylinders to permit the machine to be operated Without oflsetting upon the blankets of the impression cylinders, and Without turning the digit Wheels, which condition is sometimes desirable When preparingfor a run ofthe machine.

Since the machine includes a plurality-v of impression cylinders each having its own grippers, so arranged asto transfer a sheet from onecylinder to the other it is apparent that the mechanism for actuating, the

arious numberingjheeds upon each numbering. head cylinder, must he so constructed and c'ombined to be timed with relation to thedelivery ofthe sheet to the impression cylinder with which each numbering; head cylinder co-operates; and also in relation to the main impression cylinder. it being; preferable to actuate the mechanismsoperative upon the numberingheads upon both numherring; head cylinders hy an amt-hating inecln anisin operating in synchronism with said main impression cylinder.

The invention consists primarily in a numbering; nmchineembodying: therein a main l. O t) impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a numbering head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, a striker mechanism associated with each numbering head cylinder, means operative upon each of said striker mechanisms, whereby it will be made operative during one revolution of its numbering head cylinder, and will be made inoperative during the succeeding revolution thereof, and an actuating mechanism operative upon said last named means whereby the actuation of each of said striker mechanisms is timed in relation to the delivery of a sheet to the impression cylinder with which it is associated; and in such other novel features of construction and combination of parts as are hereinafter set forth and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a side view of a numbering machine embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the two impression cylinders, the numbering cylinders associated therewith and their appurtenances, and the actuating mechanism for the striker members associated with each;

Fig. 3 is a view from the right of the mechanisms shown in Fig. 2 as to one side of the machine only;

Fig. 4B is an enlarged side view of the actuating cam for the means for operating the striker members; and

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4:.

Like numerals refer to like parts through out the several views.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings, indicates the main frame of the machine, supporting a feed shelf 11 in operative relation to the main impression cylinder 12. The blanket upon this impression cylinder 12 extends through approximately 180 of the circumference of the cylinder so as to leave a depressed portion for substantially the same length in are, which, as will more fully appear hereinafter, permits the free rotation of the numbering head cylinder co-operating with the cylinder 12 during the second inking revolution of said numbering head cylinder during one cycle of its operation. In this manner offsetting upon the blanket of the cylinder 12 is prevented, and an effective inking is secured.

The cylinder 12 has a gripper mechanism 13 adapted to receive a sheet from the shelf 11 and to transfer it to a secondary impression cylinder 14: pro itled with a gripper mechanism 15. The construction and operation of the gripper mechanisms 13 and 15 is old and well known in the printing art,

and no detailed description thereof is, there" fore, necessary.

Associated with the impression cylinder 12 is a numbering head cylinder 16 having grouped about same, a sequence of numbering heads 17 of the usual construction. Associated with the cylinder 16 is an inking mechanism 18.

This cylinder 16 has associated therewith a shaft 19 carrying a sequence of striker members 20 adapted, by engagement with the actuating mechanisms of the various numbering heads 17, to progressively advance the digit wheels of these numbering heads in a manner which will be determined by a mechanism operative upon the shaft 19 and the striker members 20 so as to engage said striker members with the mechanisms of the numbering head operative upon the digit wheels during the printing revolution of the cylinder 16, and to move them out of engagementwith said mechanism during the following revolution of each cycle of said cylinder 16, which cycle includes two full revolutions of the cylinder.

The shaft 19 is provided with a crank 21 carrying a pin 22 adapted to be engaged by a connecting rod 23 actuated from the shaft 2% of the main impression cylinder 12. The rod 23 has a socket therein as shown, adapted to slip over and engage the pin 22, thus permitting the disengagement of said rod with said pin in the event that it is desired to operate the machine with the striker members out of the operative relation to the various numbering heads upon the cylinder 16.

The rod 23 is provided with a slot at 25 straddling the shaft 24, and carries a cam stud or roller 26 entering a cam slot 27 in a cam 28 carried by said shaft 24. The cam slot 27 has a rise and a fall substantially 180 apart in arc, the high part of the cam extending between said rise and fall and the low part extending between said fall and rise, being concentric with the shaft 24 so that the connecting rod 23 will receive one short reciprocatory movement in each direction during each full rotation of the cylinder 12, and will be held against movement between such reciprocations. The cam 28 is so set that the stud or roller 26 will pass upon the rise of the cam substantially simul taneously with, or. immediately following the delivery of each sheet of paper to the grippers 13 upon said cylinder 12, since it is necessary to actuate the various numbering heads immediately following the making of each impression in order to secure the desired double inking of the printing elements of these heads.

The type of numbering head shown in the drawings includes a star wheel adapted to be engaged by the various striker meminc; a crank 50 or 51 connected by a link 52 or 53 with a crank 5% or on a shaft 56 or 57 extending across the machine and connected by a similar mechanism with the bushing at the other end of each or the cylinders 1G and This arrangement is also well known, however.

It is desirable, under some conditions, to make the striker IiiGIl'lbGl'S co-o eratin,e with the nun'iherinp; heads upon both cylinders 16 and 29, simultaneously inoperative to progressively advance the digit wheels of the numbering heads, and ti maintain said striker members out of the operative relation to said numbering heads. To permit this operation of the machine, I provide two crank wheels 58 and 59, one of which, as :38, is acted upon by a spring (it) having a normal tendency to impart a partial rotation to said crank wheel, and one (it whirh, as 9. is z-rovided with a stop mechanism consisting of a tooth 61 formed upon said wheel and co-- operating}; with a dog- (32 mounted upon a stud 63 and having; itorined integrally therewith a pedal 61- by means (it which the dog may bedisengaged hour the latch tooth.

The two wheels and 59 are connected by the link 65 so as to ensure similar simul taneous movement of both crank wheels under the. control of the spring 60.

The pedal. 61 is acted upon by a spring 66 havingra normal tendency to engage the dog (32 with the latch tooth G1.

Mounted adjacent the connecting; rod 22'} is cum 6?, the shaft GS of which provided with a crank 69 connected by the link 70 with the crank wiieel. 59 at a point of said wheel which will cause the rotation of the wheel by the link 65 to oscillate said cam (57 in a manner to raise the connecting rod 23 out of its engaging relation with the stud 22. This 'am (3? has a cut-out portion indicated at 71, and is so projected beyond this cut-out portion that with tile oscillatory movement of said cam for raising); the rod 2?, the cam will engage the crank 72 carried by the shaft 19 and thus oscillate said shaft 19 in a manner to ensure a completion of the movement of the striker members to make them inoperative with relation to the various numberh1g1 heads 17 irrespective ot the timing of the disengagement oi? the connecting rod 23 with the stud The cut-out portion 71 is so formed and so located that, it desired, after the actuation oil the cam, the shaft 19 may be restored to its position where the striker members will engage the various numbering heads 17 so that if desired said striker mem bers will be operative to progressively advance the digit wheels of said numbering llHKlS upon each revolution of the cylinder 16, instead of upon alternate revolutions, as described. This condition is sometimes desired when inking the numbering heads preparatory to a run of the machine, and before the heads are set for printing purposes.

Associated with the connecting rod 36 is a cam 73 mounted upon apivot 7 1 and carrying a crank 75 which is connected with the crank wheel 58 by a link 76. The cam 73 has a recess 77 therein corresponding with the recess 71 of the cam 67, the cam being extended beyond this recess so as to engage a crank 78 carried by the shaft The mechanism last described has the same operative ettect as the corresponding parts used in connection with the connecting rod 29 and the numbering head cylinder in.

lllounted and actuated in any desired manner, is a reciprocatorv fiat bed 7 9 adapted to co-operate with the cylinder 12, the plate upon said bed reccivinea double inking from the inli'ing mechanism, shown conventionally at 89. Any desired manner of ac lusting the bed 79 may be empl yed, the extension. of the blanket about only 01 the cylinder 12 permi ting a return ri-u-iprocatory movement of the bed 7 9 after the making; of each impression by the plate thereon upon a sheet carried by said cylinder 12.

he operation of the herein described mechanism is substantially as "follows:-

Under normal working conditions, as each sheet having imprints previously made thereon, is fed from the shelf 11 to the grippers 13 upon the cylinder 12, it is brought by said cylinder into the operative relation to the numbering heads 17 upon the cylinder 16 and will have impressed thereon by said numbering heads 17, certain identifying numbers. After an impression is made by each numbering head 17, the ac'tuatinn means for said numbering heads will be en gaged by a striker member 20 and the digrit wheels will be turned so as to advance the number for which the head is set by one. During the continued movement of the cylinder 12 with the sheet. the various numbering: heads 17 of each sequence upon the cyh inder 16 will be thus actuated immediately following the making of an impression therewith so that each head will be properly set with relation to the next impression in terval, prior to its reaching the inking mechanism 18.

With the completion ot the numbering of the sheet, the cylinder 12 will continue to retate, will the cylinder 16, said cylinder in, however, receiving two full revolutions to one full revolution of the cylinder 12.

li hen the cylinder 12 has turned approximately 180, after the making ot the initial impression during the printing revolution of the cylinder 16, the fall of the cam groove 21 will act upon the stud or roller so to move the connecting rod 23 in a manner to rock the shaft 19 and the various striker meml ers 20 thereon to a posit-ion where they will not Hit! ill

and at the same time move the cylinder 29 in its entirety away from the cylinder let, so as to permit a second inking of the printing characters upon the various numbering heads 30 during the revolution of the shaft 29 following the printing revolution above referred to. This condition is necessary not only to prevent oii'setting upon the blanket of the cylinder 1 but to permit double inking of these numbering heads.

It will be noted that while the cylinders 1st and 29 are of the same diameter, and consequently have the same ll. P. M., that the control of the striker members 33 from the shaft 241; of the cylinder 12, permits accuracy in the timing of the movement of these striker members, and the non-printing revolution of the cylinder 29, not only with relation to the printing interval between the cylinders 1 and 29, but with relation to the travel of the sheet through the machine from the time it is fed to the cylinder 12 and delivered to the tapes 42.

It it is desired at any time to impart movementto the striker members 20 or 33 to bring them out of the engaging rela tion to the actuating mechanisms for the various numbering heads 17 or 30, it is merely necessary for the operator to press the pedal (i-fl, thus disengaging the dog 62 from the holding tooth (51 upon the disk In This release of the holding means operative upon said disks, the use of the link 5 permit ting the locking means operative upon either of these disks to act upon both, will result in the rotation of both disks by the spring (in. The movement of these disks will result in a downward movement o't thelink T6 and an upward movement ol': the link 70, thus causing the cams (37 and 7. 3 to have simultaneous movement toward the connecting rods 23 and 36 respectively, and also toward the cranks 72 and 78. The initial movement of each of these cams will have the e'tlect of raising the rods 23 and 236, thus disengaging them from the pins 22 and S5 irrespective of the position of the cranks 21 and 34. This will instantly stop the automatic actuation of the striker members. It is for this reason that the cams 67 and 73 are provided with the extensions for engagement with the cranks 72 and 78, this engagement causing such a movement of the shafts 19 and 32 as will ensure the striker members 20 and 38 being moved outof "the operative relation to the actuating mechanisms for the numbering heads 17 or 30. Hence, the eiiect ot' the release of the holding dog 62 will be to simultaneously position the striker members 20 and 33 so as to prevent the subsequent actuation of the numbering heads by these striker members as a result ot' the continued operation of the machine.

l1" it be desired thereafter to bring said striker members into the operative relation, the recesses 71 and 77 will permit a return movement of the cranks 72 and 78 notwithstanding that the cam is still in a position to disconnect the connecting rods 23 and 36 from the pins 22 and This is a manual setting of the machine, however. Iii it he desired to run the press while the cylinders are in this position, the eccentric bushings at? and 48 may be actuated by means ot the hand cranks operative thereon, to move the cylinders 16 and 29 away from the impression cylinder co-operating with each. Under such conditions the link 4-9 will be disengaged from the crank L8 to permit the movement of the bushing 4L7 independently of any movement of the connecting rod 36.

The resetting of the cams (37 and 73 is a manual operation, against the tension of the spring 60. lVhen said cams are reset, the connecting rods 23 and 36 respectively are permitted to drop toward the pins 22 and so that it the notch in each connecting rod is not in a position to engage said pins respectively, their movement, when the machine is placed in operation, will bring said notch into a. position where it will drop over the pin with which it co-operates.

In moving the cylinders 16 and 29 into the printing relation with their co-operating impression cylinders 12 and 14, a reverse movement is imparted to said bushings by their hand cranks which will automatically ln'ing the link 49 into a position where it will engage the crank 48 as a result ot movement of the connecting rod 36 under the control of the cam groove 37. l /hile the cranks 72 and 78 have movement with the shafts 19 and 32, this moven'ient is not sul'liciently great to cause a disengagement ot the rods 23 or 36 from the pins 22 or It is not my intention to claim broadly a numbering machine capable of doing pen iecting work, and in. which two co-operating printing couples are employed, this being old in the art. My present invention is directed to a machine of this general character in which the striker members co-operating with the actuating mechanisms of the various numbering heads, will be automatically made inoperative during alternate revolutions of each of the numbering head cylinders so as to secure a double inking ot the numbering heads carried by each, this operation of the striker members being controlled from the same source so as to ensure a synchronized, though dissii'nilar, timing in the actuation of the striker members with regard to the printing interval of the numbering heads upon each of the numbering head cylinders.

It is not my intention to limit the invention to the precise details of construction shown in the drawings, it being apparent llt) n at

that the design ofthomachine in its entirety may be varied without departing from the essential characteristics of the invention.

Having describedthe invention, what I claim as new and desire-to haveprotected by Letters Patient, is

1. A mnnberingr machine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a numbering head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders,a striker mechanism associated with each numbering head cylinder, means operative upon each of said striker mechanisms, whereby it will be made operative during one revolution of its numbering head cylinder, and will be made inoperativeduring the succeeding revolution thereof, and an actuating mechanism operative upon said last named means whereby the actuation of each of: said striker mechanismsis timed in relation to the delivery of a sheet to the impression cylinder with whichit is associated.

2. A numbering machine embodying thereinfla main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinderadapted to receive a sheet oi -paper therefronna numbering head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, a st i'l' r mechanism associated witheach numbering head cylinder,means operative upon each of said r-l-triiker mechanisms, whereby it wil lbe made ('lperative during one revolution of its ninnherin head"cylinder, and willbe made inoperve during; the succeed a remlution .thcrcot, an actuatingmechanism operative upon said last named means whereby the actuation of each oi said striker n'iechanisins is liniedin relation to the delivery of a-sheet to the impression cylinder with which it is associatml, a reciproeatory flat bed cooper sting with said main impression. cylinder,

whereby impressions maybe made upon a sheet carried'by said main impression-cylindor after numbers have been impressed upon one side thereof and before thesheet is transferredto said secondary impression cylinder, and an inking mechanism associ ated with. said flat bed.

a. A miniberingmachine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression. cylinder adapted to receive a sheet'o'l. paper therefrom, a numbering; head cylinder associated with each of said lll'lPlOSSlOH-OYllIlClGI'S,2L striker mechanism associated with each numbering head cylinder, a movablemember operative upon each of said striker mechanisms to i'nake it operative duringone revolntionof its numbering head, and inoperative duringthe succeeding revolution thereof, actuating means for said members, whereby the movements o1? said striker mechanisms are-timed'in relation tothe printing interval of'each numboring head cylinder, and means operative upon said members whereby they may be each of said striker mechanisms to make it operative during one revolution of its num+ bering head, and inoperative during the succeeding"revolution thereof, actuating means ttor said members, whereby the movements of said striker n'lecllanisms are timed in re lation to the printing interval of each IIUIHP boring head cylinder, means operative upon said. members whereby the may be simultaneously made inoperative in relation to their respective striker mechanisms, and means carried by each of said striker mechanisms and co-operating with said last named means, whereby it said mechanisms are not made inoperative before saidstriker H'lK-PClInlllSllls areln'onghtinto the inoperative relation to their respective numbering heads, said mechanisms vill be further actuated to bring them into such inoperative relation.

5. like numbering machine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder of one-half the (liaineter ot' said main impression cylinder, adapted to receive a sh, t of paper there from, a numbering headcylinder associated with each of said. iinp'resion cylinders, a striker mechanism associated with numbering head cylinder, moans operative upon each of said striker mechanisms, whereby it will be made operative during onerevolntion of its numbering); head cylinder, and'will he made inoperative during the succeeding revolution thereof, an actuating xnechanisn'i for said' last named means,

each.

striker mechanism into or out of the operative relation to the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinder.

6. A. numbering machine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a numbering head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, oscillatory shafts associated with said numbering head cylinders respectively, a plurality of striker arms carried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaft, connecting rods cooperating with said cranks respectively, and cams carried by and rotatable with said main impression cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams be ing so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation of said shafts in relation to the printing interval of the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinders respectively.

7. A numbering machine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a number inn head cylinder associated with each of: said impression cylinders, oscillatory shafts associated with said numbering head cylinders respectively, a plurality of striker arms carried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaf connecting rods cooperating with said cranks respectively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main impression cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation. of said shafts in relation to the printing interval of the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinders respec tively, and means operative upon said con- "necting rods respectively, whereby they may be simultaneously disconnected from said cranks.

8. A numbering machine embodyingtherein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to re eeive a sheet of paper therefrom, anumbering head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, oscillatory shafts associated with said numbering; head cylinders respectively, a plurality of striker arms carried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaft, connectingrods co-operating with said cranks respectively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main inr pression cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation of said shafts in relation. to the printing interval of the numbering; heads upon said numbering head cylinders respectively, means operative upon said connecting rods respectively, whereby they may be simultaneously disconnected from said cranks, and cranks carried by said oscillatory shafts respectively, and acted upon by said last named means, whereby if said striker arms are not so actuated as to be inoperative before said connecting rods are disconnected from the cranks upon said oscillatory shafts, further oscillatory movement will be imparted to said shafts to make said striker arms inoperative.

9. A nnn'ibering machine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a numberhead cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, oscillatory shafts associated with said numbering head cylinders respectively, a plurality of striker arms carried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaft, connecting rods co-operatinn' with said cranks respectively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main impression cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation of said shafts in relation to the printing interval of the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinders respec tirely, means operative upon said connecting rods respectively, whereby they may be simultaneously disconnected from said cranks, cranks carried by said oscillatory shafts respectively, and acted upon by said last named means, whereby if said striker arms are not so actuated as to be inoperative before said connecting rods are disconnected from the cranks upon said oscillatory shafts, further oscillatory movement will be imparted to said shafts to make said striker arms inoperative, a reciprocatory flat bed co-operating with said main impression cylinder, whereby impressions may be made upon a sheet carried by said main impression cylinder after numbers have been imgressed upon one side thereof and before the sheet is transferred to said secondary impression cylinder, and an inkingmechanism associated with said flat bed.

10. A, number-ing, machine embodying therein a main in'iprcssion cylinder, a secondary impression cylindnf adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a numbering head cylimlcr associated with each of said impression cylinders. oscillatory shafts associated with said munbcring head cylinders respm-tivcly, a plurality of striker arms 'arried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaft, connecting: rods co-operating: with said cranks respectively, *ams carried by and rotatable with said main impression cylinder and operative upon said connecting; rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation of said shafts in relation to the connecting rods, whereby said rods may hemoved into or out of eugagcn'icnt with said cranks, means wherebysaid cams may be siinultancously actuated, a stop jactinginoranally to prevent the actuation'of said last named means, and manu all y operative means for releasing said stop.

11, A inumbering machine embodying therein a main 'lIHPIGSSlOH cylinder, asec ondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, ,a numboring head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, oscillatory shaftsassoci-ated with said numbering head cylindersrespectively, a plurality of striker armscarried byeach of said shafts, a crank uponeach shaft, connectingrods co-operating with saidcranks-respectively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main timpression cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively,said cams being-so set with relation to each other as totime the actuation of said shafts in relation toathe printinginterval of the numbering heads-upon said numbering head .cyl inders respectively,cams acting respectively upon said connecting rods, whereby said rodsmay be moved intoor out of engage ment withsaid cranks, cranks carried by said oscillatory shaftsin the path of movement of said last namedicams, whereby if said connecting rods are disconnected from their cranks "before said striker arms are brought into the inoperative relation to the respective numbering heads, said shafts will be further actuated to bring said striker arms intoisuch inoperative relation, means whereby said cams may :besimultaneously iactn ated v a stop acting normally to prevent the actuation of said last namedineans, and

y manually operative l'l'lfilIlSflfOl. releasing said stop. a a

12 A i'iumbering imachine embodying 'tht-nrein a l'i'ntin iu'ipression cylinder, a secondary impression. cylinder of one-half the diameter of said main impression cylinder, adapted to receive a sheet of paper,thercfrom, a numbering head cylinder ssociatm with each of said i npr V n li ders, oscillatory shafts associated with said number of striker arms carried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaft, connecting rods e e-operating with said cranks respec tively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main impression cylinder and operative. upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation of said shaft; in relation to the printing interval of the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinders respectively, means whereby the ing head cylinders respectively, a plurality numbering head cylinder co-operating with said secondary cylinder is movable into and out of the printing relation to saidsecondary impression cylinder, operative connections between said last named means and the means operative upon the striker mechanismfor the innnbcring head cylinder associated with;

:to the numberingheads upon saidinumher ing head cylinder, cams acting respectively upon said connecting rods, whereby said rods maybemoved into or out of engage ment with saidwcranks, a stop actingnorma-llyto prevent the actuation of said last named means, and manually operative means for releasing said stop. a

13. A numbering "machine embodying therein a mainimpression cylinder, a secondaryimpression cylinder of one-half the diameter of said main impression cylinder, adapted to receive a sheet ofrpaper therefrom, a numbering head cylinder associated witheach of said impression cylinders, os-

3 cillatory shafts associated with said numbermg head cylinders respectively,

a plurality of striker arms carried iby each of said shafts, a crank upo neach shaft, connecting rods co-operating withsaid cranks respectively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main impresison cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time theactuation ofsaid shafts in relation to the printinginterval of the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinders respectively, means whereby the numbering head cylinder cooperating with said secondary cylinder :is movable (into and out, of the printingrelation'to said secondary impression cylinder, ope 'ative connections between said last named means and the means operativeupou the striker mechanism for the numbering head cylinder associated with said secondary cylinderpwhereby said nun' berin head c zlinder; receives movement i b i i H into and out ,of the printing relation, to said secondary impression cylinder simu taneously with the movements of said striker mechanism into or out of the operative relation to the numbering heads upon said numbering head. cylinder, cams acting respectively upon said connecting rods, whereby said rods may be moved into or out of engagement with said cranks, cranks carried by said oscillatory shafts in the path of movement of said last named cams, where- 'by if said connecting rods are disconnected from their cranks before said striker arms are brought into the inoperative relation to the respective nun'ibcring heads, said shafts will be further actuated to bring said striker arms into such inoperative relation, means whereby said cams may be simultaneously actuated, a stop acting normally to prevent the actuation of said last named means, and

manually operative means for releasing said stop.

14. A numbering machine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a numbering head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, oscillatory shafts associated with said numbering head cylinders respectively, a plurality of striker arms carried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaft, connecting rods co-operating with said cranks respectively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main impression cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation of said shafts in rela tion to the printing interval of the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinders respectively, cams acting respectively upon said connecting rods, whereby said rods may be moved into or out of engagement with said cranks, cranks carried by said oscillatory shafts in the path of movement of said last named cams, whereby if said connecting rods are disconnected from their cranks before said striker arms are brought into the inoperative relation to the respective numbering heads, said shafts will be further actuated to bring said striker arms into such inoperative relation, said last named cams each having a recess therein adapted to receive the cranks acted upon by said cams and permit the shafts carrying said striker arms to be manually moved to a position to make said striker arms operative with relation to the numbering heads upon the nun'ibering head cylinders respectiveiy, means whereby said cams may be sin'ulltaneously actuated, a stop acting normally to prevent the actuation of said last named means, and manually operative means for releasing said stop.

15. A numbering machine embodying therein a main impression cylinder, a secondary impression cylinder adapted to receive a sheet of paper therefrom, a numbering head cylinder associated with each of said impression cylinders, oscillatory shafts associated with said numbering head cylinders respectively, a plurality of striker arms carried by each of said shafts, a crank upon each shaft, connecting rods co-operating with said cranks respectively, cams carried by and rotatable with said main impression cylinder and operative upon said connecting rods respectively, said cams being so set with relation to each other as to time the actuation of said shafts in relation to the printing interval of the numbering heads upon said numbering head cylinders respectively, cams acting respectively upon said connecting rods, whereby said rods may be moved into or out of engagement with said cranks, cranks carried by said oscillatory shafts in the path of movement of said last named cams, whereby if said connecting rods are disconnected from their cranks before said striker arms are brought into the inoperative relation to the respective numbering heads, said shafts will be further actuated to bring said striker arms into such inoperative relation, said last named cams each having a recess therein adapted to receive the cranks acted upon by said cams and permit the shafts carrying said striker arms to be manually moved to a position to make said striker arms operative with relation to the numbering heads upon the numbering head' cylinders respectively, means whereby said cams may be simultaneously actuated, a stop acting normally to prevent the actuation of said last named means, manually operative means for releasing said stop, and manually operative means whereby said numbering head cylinders respectively may be moved out of the printing relation to the impression cylinder with which each co-operates.

In witness whereof I have hereunto atfixed my signature, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 6th day of lvlarch, 192d.

AMOS H. SMl'llH.

Witnesses FRIEDA KOEHLER, CAROLINE BRANDEL. 

